Primary primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the orbit.

Das, Dipankar; Kuri, Ganesh Chandra; Deka, Panna; Bhattacharjee, Kasturi; Bhattacharjee, Harsha; Deka, Akshay C

Das, Dipankar; Kuri, Ganesh Chandra; Deka, Panna; Bhattacharjee, Kasturi; Bhattacharjee, Harsha; Deka, Akshay C.

Indian J Ophthalmol ; 2009 Sept; 57(5): 391-393

Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-135985

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

Primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) is a small round cell malignant tumor of neuroectodermal origin. Most of the PNETs occur in the central nervous system (CNS). PNETs recognized outside of CNS are diagnosed as peripheral PNET (pPNET). This tumor which expresses MIC-2 gene (CD99) seems to be least aggressive after complete tumor resection. We describe a rare case of PNET in a young girl.

Subject(s)

Biopsy; Child; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Humans; Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive/diagnosis; Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive/surgery; Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures/methods; Orbital Neoplasms/diagnosis; Orbital Neoplasms/surgery; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Histopathology; immunohistochemistry; primary primitive neuroectodermal; Awareness

Fulltext

XML

Search on Google

Full text: Available Index: IMSEAR (South-East Asia) Main subject: Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / Biopsy / Female / Humans / Orbital Neoplasms / Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Child / Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive / Diagnosis, Differential Type of study: Diagnostic study Language: English Journal: Indian J Ophthalmol Year: 2009 Type: Article

Similar

MEDLINE

LILACS

LIS

Fulltext

XML

Search on Google